Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Anderson Gordon was shot and killed after being ambushed. A bail bondsman was chasing a bail jumper when the man's car crashed at the intersection of Rosa Parks Avenue and National Avenue. Corporal Gordon was driving by the scene, not knowing what was happening, when the subject opened fire on his patrol car without warning. Corporal Gordon was fatally wounded before exiting his vehicle. The man then hid nearby and shot at other responding officers before being wounded and taken into custody. The man was convicted of Corporal Gordon's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection on October 19th, 2017. Corporal Gordon had served with the Montgomery Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters and fiancée.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Gordon gave the Montgomery Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Gordon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Anderson Gordon, III is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Montgomery Police Department, 16 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anderson Gordon, III's cause is highlighted.
How Anderson Gordon, III Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anderson Gordon, III is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anderson Gordon, III was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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